Six major NCAA men’s basketball conference championships are happening this week, a frenzy of playoffs leading up to March Madness and the 2019 NCAA tournament later this month. But only one, the 2019 Big East tournament, is home to last year’s NCAA basketball champ. That would be the Villanova Wildcats. Despite losing four of their last …
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College basketball fans and bracket jockeys from California to Colorado have a tournament just for them, and it makes perfect preparation for the big March Madness tourney starting later this month. It’s the 2019 Pac-12 tournament. The Pac-12 Conference is home to 2019 NCAA tournament hopefuls Washington and Arizona State, the top two seeds of the conference. And despite the …
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Ah, March Madness. Most casual fans and office bracketology participants know it as the 68-team free-for-all of the main 2019 NCAA tournament, which tips off March 19. But minor madness starts earlier in March with six conference championships. One of the biggest, the Southeastern Conference, is home to perennial NCAA contenders like Kentucky, Louisiana State, Auburn, Tennessee and South Carolina. LSU …
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The big March Madness basketball tournament begins March 19, but die-hard fans can get a preview, with the NCAA’s conference championships happening this week. One of them is the 2019 Big 12 tournament. The Big 12 Conference is home to Texas Tech, who went went on a Cinderella run in last year’s NCAA tournament to advance to the Elite Eight, where they …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Head-to-head rating of Roku against Amazon Fire TV. Amazon’s Alexa now working with Roku TVs and streamers. Netflix subtweeting Steven Spielberg in feud over future Oscars. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer …
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If you have both an Amazon Echo and a Roku in the house, get ready to start talking to the TV. The new Roku skill, available now, lets Alexa speakers such as the Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show and others accept your voice commands to control Roku streamers and TVs. You can now use Alexa to: Launch Apps (“Alexa, open …
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Projectors are awesome for home theaters, because who doesn’t want a 100-inch (or larger) screen? Of course, mounting and positioning them can be major challenges, and there’s always the annoying shadowing when someone walks in front of the bulb. Enter ultra-short-throw (UST) projectors, which I predict are going to become hugely popular in the years to come. That’s because they …
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Samsung announced last week that it was no longer producing new 1080p or 4K Blu-ray players. If you’re looking for the canary in the video-disc coal mine, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. Whether it’s the latest artist or the hip new show on Netflix, streaming media is the norm today, and owning a streaming movie is more convenient …
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You’re forgiven for the feeling of deja vu. We’ve been here before. The TCL 6 series Roku TV, our Editors’ Choice as the TV with the best picture quality for the money, period, is back on sale. Best Buy has the lowest prices, charging $550 for the 55-inch model (a savings of $50) and $800 for the 65-inch version (a …
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The chocolates have been eaten, the roses are wilting and Walmart’s Valentine’s Day deals have now evolved into President’s Day deals. We’re still seeing a handful of solid discounts on products that are at or near their Black Friday prices. And since we first posted this article, Walmart has further lowered the price of two featured items. We’ve updated the pricing …
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